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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
National Science Foundation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
for a new data collection. In accordance
with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing
an opportunity for public comment on
this action. After obtaining and
considering public comment, NSF will
prepare the submission requesting
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) clearance of this collection for no
longer than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received within August 26,
2024 to be assured consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
Please send comments to the address
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of these information collection
instruments and instructions should be
directed to Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Suite E6300, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292–
7556; or send email to splimpto@
nsf.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339, which is accessible 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
(including Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: U.S. National
Science Foundation (NSF) Regional
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SUMMARY:
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Innovation Engines (Engines) Program
Baseline and Performance Monitoring.
OMB Number: 3145–XXXX.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Type of Request: New information
collection
Description:
The instruments will collect data on
(1) individuals in leadership or
governance roles in an NSF Engine, and
individuals engaged or participating in
an NSF Engine activities; and (2)
organizations that are partnering with
an NSF Engine or participating in an
NSF Engine’s activities.
Background:
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
codified the National Science
Foundation’s cross-cutting Directorate
for Technology, Innovation and
Partnerships (TIP), NSF’s first new
directorate in more than 30 years, and
charged it with the critical mission of
advancing U.S. competitiveness through
investments that accelerate the
development of key technologies and
address pressing national, geostrategic,
societal and economic challenges. NSF’s
TIP directorate deepens the agency’s
commitment to support use-inspired
research and the translation of research
results to the market and society. In
doing so, TIP strengthens the intense
interplay between foundational and useinspired work, enhancing the full cycle
of discovery and innovation.
TIP integrates with NSF’s existing
directorates and fosters partnerships —
with government, industry, nonprofits,
civil society, and communities of
practice — to leverage, energize and
rapidly bring to society use-inspired
research and innovation. TIP spurs
science and innovations to meet the
nation’s priorities by accelerating the
development of breakthrough
technologies and advancing solutions.
The NSF Regional Innovation Engines
(NSF Engines) program serves as a
flagship funding program of the TIP
directorate, with the goal of expanding
and accelerating scientific and
technological innovation within the
U.S. by catalyzing regional innovation
ecosystems throughout every region of
our nation. The NSF Engines program
was authorized in the CHIPS and
Science Act of 2022 (Section 10388) to:
(1) advance multidisciplinary,
collaborative, use-inspired and
translational research, technology
development, in key technology focus
areas;
(2) address regional, national, societal,
or geostrategic challenges;
(3) leverage the expertise of multidisciplinary and multi-sector partners,
including partners from private
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industry, nonprofit organizations, and
civil society organizations; and
(4) support the development of
scientific, innovation, entrepreneurial,
and STEM educational capacity within
the region of the Regional Innovation
Engine to grow and sustain regional
innovation.
The NSF Engines program aims to
fund regional coalitions of partnering
organizations to establish NSF Engines
that will catalyze technology and
science-based regional innovation
ecosystems. Each NSF Engine is focused
on addressing specific aspects of a major
national, geostrategic, societal and/or
economic challenge that are of
significant interest in the NSF Engine’s
defined ‘‘region of service.’’ The NSF
Engines program envisions a future in
which all sectors of the American
population can participate in and
benefit from advancements in scientific
research and development equitably to
advance U.S. global competitiveness
and leadership. The program’s mission
is to establish sustainable regional
innovation ecosystems that address
pressing national, geostrategic, societal,
and/or economic challenges by
advancing use-inspired and
translational research and development
in key technology focus areas. The
programmatic level goals of NSF
Engines are to:
Goal 1: Establish self-sustaining
innovation ecosystems;
Goal 2: Establish nationally-recognized
regional ecosystems for key
industries;
Goal 3: Broaden participation in
inclusive innovation ecosystems;
Goal 4: Advance technologies relevant
to national competitiveness;
Goal 5: Catalyze regions with nascent
innovation ecosystems;
Goal 6: Increase economic growth; and
Goal 7: Increase job creation.
The key drivers of change on how the
NSF Engines program intends to achieve
these goals are the following:
• Use-inspired R&D;
• Cross-sector partnerships;
• Strategic regional investment;
• Inclusive engagement;
• Workforce development;
• Translation to practice; and
• Governance and management.
Each NSF Engine will carry out an
integrated and comprehensive set of
activities. In addition, each NSF Engine
is expected to embody a culture of
innovation and have a demonstrated,
intense, and meaningful focus on
enabling all individuals throughout its
region of service, regardless of
background, location, or organizational
affiliation, to participate in the region’s
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nascent and growing science and
technology ecosystem. NSF intends to
use this information collection to pilot
a longitudinal research study to
understand how the identified drivers
will lead to intended programmatic
outcomes.
NSF Engines are awarded as
cooperative agreements and are
expected to undergo an annual
comprehensive evaluation assessment of
the NSF Engine’s performance, which
will inform subsequent-year funding.
The total funding for each NSF Engine
is up to $160 million over 10 years. The
first-ever group of NSF Engines was
announced in January 2024.
Information collected by the Division
of Innovation and Technology
Ecosystems (ITE) within TIP will allow
NSF to assess the program in terms of
intellectual, societal, and commercial
impacts that are core to the program’s
goals. Finally, in compliance with the
Evidence Act of 2019, information
collected will be used for both internal
and external program evaluation and
assessment, satisfying congressional
requests, and supporting the agency’s
policymaking and reporting needs.
Methodology:
This information collection, which
entails collecting information from NSF
Engines grantees and participants
through a series of surveys, is in
accordance with the Agency’s
commitment to improving service
delivery as well as the Agency’s
strategic goal to ‘‘advance the capability
of the Nation to meet current and future
challenges.’’
For this pilot, the NSF Engines
program intends to collect information
using validated survey instruments from
literature to better understand
partnership dynamics, and collaboration
and trust among individuals within an
NSF Engine’s leadership team,
governance board, programmatic leads,
and advisory committees. For ease of
use for our respondent pool, survey
questionnaires will be programmed into
interactive web surveys and distributed
to eligible respondents by email. All
data collected through web surveys will
be made available to the external
evaluator(s) for each NSF Engine to be
used for their own analyses,
assessments, and evaluation. The two
categories of data that will be collected
for each NSF Engine through web-based
surveys are:
• Individual level data
Æ Individuals who are a part of the
leadership team, governance board,
advisory committee(s), or are
programmatic leads in an NSF Engine
will be asked survey instrument
questions that assess their interactions
with others in the NSF Engine team;
their work in supporting the NSF
Engine; and the working environment in
the NSF Engine. Individuals will be
asked to review and update their survey
responses once a year.
• Partner organization level data
Æ Partner organizations that are
involved in any NSF Engine activities or
provide any monetary or in-kind
contributions will be asked about their
motivations for partnering with the NSF
Engine; the factors that came into play
when selecting other partner
organizations for the activity; sense of
reciprocity among partner organizations;
partner commitments; trust among
partner organizations; and partnership
performance. Partner organizations will
Estimated
lower bound
(number of
responses)
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Individuals or survey coordinator from
partner organizations.
30
Respondents: Lower-bound estimate
of 30 individuals or survey coordinator
(from partner organizations) and upper
bound estimate of 200 individuals or
survey coordinators per NSF Engine
award.
Annual Responses: Lower- and upperbound estimates of 30 and 200
responses per NSF Engine award per
year, respectively. Total number of
annual responses will be based on the
total number of Engine participants and
partner organizations.
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Estimated
upper bound
(number of
responses)
Estimated
average
response time
(min)
200
15
Frequency of
data collection
Once a year ......
Frequency of Response: Once a year.
Average Minutes per Response: 15.
Burden Hours: Lower- and upperbound estimates of approximately 7.5
and 50 hours per NSF Engine award,
respectively.
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
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be asked to review and update their
survey responses once a year.
NSF/TIP will only submit a collection
for approval under this clearance if it
meets the following conditions:
Æ The collection has a reasonably low
burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours,
total number of respondents, or burdenhours per respondent) and is low-cost
for the Federal government;
Æ The collection is non-controversial
and does not raise issues of concern for
other Federal agencies;
Æ Information gathered will be used
for the dual and interrelated purposes of
disseminating information about the
NSF Engines program and using this
information to make programmatic
improvements, identify efficiencies, and
conduct enhanced program monitoring
for NSF Engines.
Information collected under this
clearance will enable the NSF Engines
program to validate these survey
instruments for the NSF Engines
population; adjust the survey
instruments as necessary for a full
longitudinal research study; and enable
better understanding of the interplay
among factors that contribute to the
development of innovation ecosystems.
In addition, this information collection
will help TIP monitor the changes that
accompany the maturation of
innovation ecosystems over time.
Affected Public: Please refer to the
detailed descriptions of each data
category for the targeted groups.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Respondents: For each NSF Engine
award, we anticipate the following
lower and upper bounds for number of
responses and response burden:
Approximate
annual
response
burden
(hours)
[lower-bound]
7.5
Approximate
annual
response
burden—
(hours)
[upper-bound]
50
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: June 20, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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[Docket Nos. 50–352 and 50–353; NRC–
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Submitting Comments
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC;
Limerick Generating Station, Units 1
and 2; License Amendment Request
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2024–
0113 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly
available information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2024–0113.
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Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Opportunity to comment,
request a hearing, and petition for leave
to intervene.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of amendments to Renewed
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–39
and NPF–85, issued to Constellation
Energy Generation, LLC for operation of
the Limerick Generating Station, Units 1
and 2. The proposed amendments
would revise the technical
specifications for detecting and
responding to leakage in the turbine
enclosure main steam line tunnel.
DATES: Submit comments by July 25,
2024. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the NRC is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received on or before this date. Requests
for a hearing or petition for leave to
intervene must be filed by August 26,
2024.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic
comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website.
• Federal rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2024–0113. Address
questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301–415–0624; email:
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical
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• Mail comments to: Office of
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For additional direction on obtaining
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Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Audrey Klett, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, telephone: 301–415–0489; email:
Audrey.Klett@nrc.gov.
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B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic
comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://
www.regulations.gov). Please include
Docket ID NRC–2024–0113 in your
comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include
identifying or contact information that
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission.
The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS.
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The NRC does not routinely edit
comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should
inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that
they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Introduction
The NRC is considering issuance of
amendments to Renewed Facility
Operating License Nos. NPF–39 and
NPF–85 (Docket Nos. 50–352 and 50–
353, respectively) issued to
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
for operation of the Limerick Generating
Station, Units 1 and 2, located in
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The proposed amendments would
revise the technical specifications for
detecting and responding to leakage in
the turbine enclosure main steam line
tunnel. The proposed amendments
would delete turbine enclosure main
steam line tunnel temperature
requirements from various
instrumentation-related technical
specifications and add a new
specification to verify there is no
leakage from the main steam line
pressure boundary when the turbine
enclosure main steam line tunnel
temperature exceeds a certain value.
Before issuance of the proposed
license amendments, the NRC will need
to make the findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and NRC’s regulations.
The NRC has made a proposed
determination that the license
amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration. Under
the NRC’s regulations in section 50.92 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Issuance of
amendment,’’ this means that operation
of the facility in accordance with the
proposed amendment would not (1)
involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated; or (2)
create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any
accident previously evaluated; or (3)
involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR
50.91(a), the licensee has provided its
analysis of the issue of no significant
hazards consideration, which is
presented as follows:
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans for
a new data collection. In accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing an opportunity for
public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public
comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer
than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received within August
26, 2024 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Please send comments to
the address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of these information collection instruments and instructions
should be directed to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite E6300,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send email to
[email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1-800-877-8339, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days a year (including Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Regional Innovation Engines (Engines) Program Baseline and Performance
Monitoring.
OMB Number: 3145-XXXX.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
Type of Request: New information collection
Description:
The instruments will collect data on (1) individuals in leadership
or governance roles in an NSF Engine, and individuals engaged or
participating in an NSF Engine activities; and (2) organizations that
are partnering with an NSF Engine or participating in an NSF Engine's
activities.
Background:
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 codified the National Science
Foundation's cross-cutting Directorate for Technology, Innovation and
Partnerships (TIP), NSF's first new directorate in more than 30 years,
and charged it with the critical mission of advancing U.S.
competitiveness through investments that accelerate the development of
key technologies and address pressing national, geostrategic, societal
and economic challenges. NSF's TIP directorate deepens the agency's
commitment to support use-inspired research and the translation of
research results to the market and society. In doing so, TIP
strengthens the intense interplay between foundational and use-inspired
work, enhancing the full cycle of discovery and innovation.
TIP integrates with NSF's existing directorates and fosters
partnerships -- with government, industry, nonprofits, civil society,
and communities of practice -- to leverage, energize and rapidly bring
to society use-inspired research and innovation. TIP spurs science and
innovations to meet the nation's priorities by accelerating the
development of breakthrough technologies and advancing solutions.
The NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program serves as
a flagship funding program of the TIP directorate, with the goal of
expanding and accelerating scientific and technological innovation
within the U.S. by catalyzing regional innovation ecosystems throughout
every region of our nation. The NSF Engines program was authorized in
the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Section 10388) to:
(1) advance multidisciplinary, collaborative, use-inspired and
translational research, technology development, in key technology focus
areas;
(2) address regional, national, societal, or geostrategic
challenges;
(3) leverage the expertise of multi-disciplinary and multi-sector
partners, including partners from private industry, nonprofit
organizations, and civil society organizations; and
(4) support the development of scientific, innovation,
entrepreneurial, and STEM educational capacity within the region of the
Regional Innovation Engine to grow and sustain regional innovation.
The NSF Engines program aims to fund regional coalitions of
partnering organizations to establish NSF Engines that will catalyze
technology and science-based regional innovation ecosystems. Each NSF
Engine is focused on addressing specific aspects of a major national,
geostrategic, societal and/or economic challenge that are of
significant interest in the NSF Engine's defined ``region of service.''
The NSF Engines program envisions a future in which all sectors of the
American population can participate in and benefit from advancements in
scientific research and development equitably to advance U.S. global
competitiveness and leadership. The program's mission is to establish
sustainable regional innovation ecosystems that address pressing
national, geostrategic, societal, and/or economic challenges by
advancing use-inspired and translational research and development in
key technology focus areas. The programmatic level goals of NSF Engines
are to:
Goal 1: Establish self-sustaining innovation ecosystems;
Goal 2: Establish nationally-recognized regional ecosystems for key
industries;
Goal 3: Broaden participation in inclusive innovation ecosystems;
Goal 4: Advance technologies relevant to national competitiveness;
Goal 5: Catalyze regions with nascent innovation ecosystems;
Goal 6: Increase economic growth; and
Goal 7: Increase job creation.
The key drivers of change on how the NSF Engines program intends to
achieve these goals are the following:
Use-inspired R&D;
Cross-sector partnerships;
Strategic regional investment;
Inclusive engagement;
Workforce development;
Translation to practice; and
Governance and management.
Each NSF Engine will carry out an integrated and comprehensive set
of activities. In addition, each NSF Engine is expected to embody a
culture of innovation and have a demonstrated, intense, and meaningful
focus on enabling all individuals throughout its region of service,
regardless of background, location, or organizational affiliation, to
participate in the region's
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nascent and growing science and technology ecosystem. NSF intends to
use this information collection to pilot a longitudinal research study
to understand how the identified drivers will lead to intended
programmatic outcomes.
NSF Engines are awarded as cooperative agreements and are expected
to undergo an annual comprehensive evaluation assessment of the NSF
Engine's performance, which will inform subsequent-year funding. The
total funding for each NSF Engine is up to $160 million over 10 years.
The first-ever group of NSF Engines was announced in January 2024.
Information collected by the Division of Innovation and Technology
Ecosystems (ITE) within TIP will allow NSF to assess the program in
terms of intellectual, societal, and commercial impacts that are core
to the program's goals. Finally, in compliance with the Evidence Act of
2019, information collected will be used for both internal and external
program evaluation and assessment, satisfying congressional requests,
and supporting the agency's policymaking and reporting needs.
Methodology:
This information collection, which entails collecting information
from NSF Engines grantees and participants through a series of surveys,
is in accordance with the Agency's commitment to improving service
delivery as well as the Agency's strategic goal to ``advance the
capability of the Nation to meet current and future challenges.''
For this pilot, the NSF Engines program intends to collect
information using validated survey instruments from literature to
better understand partnership dynamics, and collaboration and trust
among individuals within an NSF Engine's leadership team, governance
board, programmatic leads, and advisory committees. For ease of use for
our respondent pool, survey questionnaires will be programmed into
interactive web surveys and distributed to eligible respondents by
email. All data collected through web surveys will be made available to
the external evaluator(s) for each NSF Engine to be used for their own
analyses, assessments, and evaluation. The two categories of data that
will be collected for each NSF Engine through web-based surveys are:
Individual level data
[cir] Individuals who are a part of the leadership team, governance
board, advisory committee(s), or are programmatic leads in an NSF
Engine will be asked survey instrument questions that assess their
interactions with others in the NSF Engine team; their work in
supporting the NSF Engine; and the working environment in the NSF
Engine. Individuals will be asked to review and update their survey
responses once a year.
Partner organization level data
[cir] Partner organizations that are involved in any NSF Engine
activities or provide any monetary or in-kind contributions will be
asked about their motivations for partnering with the NSF Engine; the
factors that came into play when selecting other partner organizations
for the activity; sense of reciprocity among partner organizations;
partner commitments; trust among partner organizations; and partnership
performance. Partner organizations will be asked to review and update
their survey responses once a year.
NSF/TIP will only submit a collection for approval under this
clearance if it meets the following conditions:
[cir] The collection has a reasonably low burden for respondents
(based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per respondent) and is low-cost for the
Federal government;
[cir] The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues
of concern for other Federal agencies;
[cir] Information gathered will be used for the dual and
interrelated purposes of disseminating information about the NSF
Engines program and using this information to make programmatic
improvements, identify efficiencies, and conduct enhanced program
monitoring for NSF Engines.
Information collected under this clearance will enable the NSF
Engines program to validate these survey instruments for the NSF
Engines population; adjust the survey instruments as necessary for a
full longitudinal research study; and enable better understanding of
the interplay among factors that contribute to the development of
innovation ecosystems. In addition, this information collection will
help TIP monitor the changes that accompany the maturation of
innovation ecosystems over time.
Affected Public: Please refer to the detailed descriptions of each
data category for the targeted groups.
Average Expected Annual Number of Respondents: For each NSF Engine
award, we anticipate the following lower and upper bounds for number of
responses and response burden:
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Approximate
Estimated Estimated Estimated Approximate annual
lower bound upper bound average annual response
Respondent (number of (number of response time Frequency of data collection response burden--
responses) responses) (min) burden (hours) (hours) [upper-
[lower-bound] bound]
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Individuals or survey coordinator from 30 200 15 Once a year.................... 7.5 50
partner organizations.
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Respondents: Lower-bound estimate of 30 individuals or survey
coordinator (from partner organizations) and upper bound estimate of
200 individuals or survey coordinators per NSF Engine award.
Annual Responses: Lower- and upper-bound estimates of 30 and 200
responses per NSF Engine award per year, respectively. Total number of
annual responses will be based on the total number of Engine
participants and partner organizations.
Frequency of Response: Once a year.
Average Minutes per Response: 15.
Burden Hours: Lower- and upper-bound estimates of approximately 7.5
and 50 hours per NSF Engine award, respectively.
Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological
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collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Dated: June 20, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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